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Two Years Into Our Mortgage: How's It Going?

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Two Years Into Our Mortgage: How's It Going?

Two summers ago, my wife and I were jumping into home ownership for the first time. We hit the ground running and started to tackle our mortgage. We have always had a goal of paying off the mortgage early and used this mindset to make extra payments on our mortgage.

Last year, we were on fire and paid off a lot of our mortgage. I am going to recap where we stood last August, then we will move into the year 2 mortgage update. By August of 2016, we had made 12 mortgage payments, plus multiple extra principal payments.

How Do Cord Cutters Still Watch Sports?

How Do Cord Cutters Still Watch Sports?

I know that I am not the only finance minded person that worries about keeping costs low, but also catching their favorite teams game each week. My sport is college football and my team is Nebraska. I don't miss a game and as a cord cutter it was important for me to find ways to catch the game at home. I did a lot of research and found some economical ways to cut the cord and still catch my favorite team.

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Did You Know That You Can Work for a Company That Will Pay Down Your Student Loan Debt?

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Did You Know That You Can Work for a Company That Will Pay Down Your Student Loan Debt?

There is a rather new employer benefit that I am glad is gaining traction in today’s workplace. The benefit is employer-sponsored student loan debt repayment. Most often, this comes in the form of employer matching programs that help employees to pay off student loan debt by matching their payments up to a capped monthly and yearly amount. 

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Proactive versus Reactive

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Proactive versus Reactive

Last week, I was listening to the Tim Ferris podcast. He was interviewing Kyle Maynard. I had never heard of Kyle Maynard before this podcast. I don't know how I had never heard of Kyle before last week, but he has an amazing story. Kyle is a quadruple amputee, who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, won awards in mixed martial arts, wrote a book and travels around the world inspiring people. He never shied away from anything and sought out wrestling in high school and sought out mixed martial arts as an adult. He was successful in both endeavors. 

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7 Ways to Use A Smartphone to Help Save Money on Back-to-School Shopping

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7 Ways to Use A Smartphone to Help Save Money on Back-to-School Shopping

For students, back-to-school means learning new lessons, meeting with friends and teachers, attending the new session, and attempting new assignments. But for the parents, it only means blowing money on school supplies and having a lot of financial stress. The fact is, buying back-to-school supplies doesn't have to mean a lot of financial burden, but most of the parents often overdo it and fall into financial pressure.